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Jason Allison
Born	(1975-05-29) May 29, 1975 (age 49) North York, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Washington Capitals Boston Bruins Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL draft	17th overall, 1993 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1993–2006
Medal record Representing  Canada Ice hockey World Junior Championships 1994 Ostrava 1995 Alberta

Jason Paul Allison (born May 29, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 552 games in the National Hockey League. His most productive seasons were with the Boston Bruins, where he briefly served as team captain.

Allison was born in North York, Ontario, but grew up in Toronto, Ontario.

Career

Allison attended Daystrom Elementary Public School, Humber Summit Middle School and Emery Collegiate Secondary School in the Weston Road and Finch Avenue area of Toronto and Westview Centennial Secondary School in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Red Wings minor ice hockey team.

From 1991 to 1994, Allison played with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), with his best year coming in 1993–94 when he scored 142 points in 56 games and won the Eddie Power Trophy as the league's leading scorer, the OHL's Most Gentlemanly Player and the Red Tilson Trophy as the league's most outstanding player. Allison was drafted 17th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals as a result. He played for the men's junior national team in both the 1994 and 1995 championships winning gold medals both times.

In 1994, Allison signed a four-year entry-level contract with the Capitals with an additional option year. He struggled to break into the Capitals lineup and was demoted to team's American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates. In 1996, the Capitals sent him on a course to improve his skating. He never met the Capitals' expectations and on March 1, 1997 was part of a major trade with the Boston Bruins. Allison, Anson Carter, Jim Carey, a 1997 third-round draft choice and a conditional 1998 second-round draft choice were traded to the Bruins for Adam Oates, Rick Tocchet and Bill Ranford. Oates, one of the NHL's superstars, had requested a trade if the Bruins did not commit to getting more talent. Allison saw a resurgence with the Bruins, putting up a then career-high 83 points in the 1997–98 season, the ninth highest total in the league. Allison led the Bruins in points three times (1997–98, 1998–99 and 2000–01. His 2000–01 season was his best when he had a career-high 95 points, good for fifth in the league. However, Allison's time with the Bruins came to an abrupt end when contract negotiations following the 2001 year reached an impasse. The Bruins traded Allison, now a fan favourite in Boston, to the Los Angeles Kings with Mikko Eloranta for Jozef Stumpel and Glen Murray on October 25, 2001. Upon his arrival in Los Angeles, Allison signed a three-year $20-million contract.

Allison missed most of the 2002–03 season and all of the following season because of a neck injury and concussion. Prior to the 2005–06 season, Allison signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs worth $1.5 million, with bonus incentives for good performance. Allison suffered a hand injury in a game against the Montreal Canadiens, and had to have surgery on his hand, which sidelined him for the remainder of the season. In the 66 games he played in before the injury, he scored 17 goals and had 60 points for the Maple Leafs.

After the 2005–06 season, Allison became an unrestricted free agent. Toronto chose not to re-sign Allison because new head coach Paul Maurice and GM John Ferguson, Jr. did not feel he would be a proper fit for their new, young, fast-paced team.

Allison subsequently did not sign with a team for the 2006–07 NHL season, despite rumours of multiple contract offers. In retirement Allison operated a horse farm north of Toronto.

2009 Attempted comeback

On August 28, 2009, Allison received an invitation to the Toronto Maple Leafs September 2009 Training Camp and trained with them through the beginning of the preseason. Allison had not played professionally since 2005–06; in explaining the invitation, Brian Burke, the general manager of the Maple Leafs, said: "He had some personal issues and some major physical issues at that time. He has solved all of those. In my mind, he is a guy who might give us a lift and he deserves that opportunity,"

In an interview after his first exhibition game back, Allison was as confident as ever. "I didn't contribute much, but that's to be expected, I'm just shaking the cobwebs off. I fully anticipate regaining my previous form as a point per game player."

Allison's bid to make the team on a tryout ended up falling short. The training invite yielded a memorable moment, when Allison fought with the Philadelphia Flyers' Darroll Powe during an exhibition game and ripped his helmet in half with his bare hands. It was not enough, however, and by September 28, Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson confessed that Allison was "out of the plans."

Post-hockey career

Variety and Deadline in 2018 reported that Allison and his company Don Kee Productions were one of fourteen executive producers on the film Arkansas.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

1. ^ Lambrinos, Tim (February 2018). "An Emery street for a great NHLer". Emery Village Voice. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
3. ^ McKee, Sandra (5 April 1994). "Capitals sign Allison, their top pick in 1993". Retrieved 8 November 2022.
4. "Allison signs one-year deal". ESPN. 5 August 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
5. ^ Kennedy, Kostya (May 4, 1998). "Inside the NHL". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
6. Alex, Racheal (October 31, 1996). "'Bad' For Allison is Good Enough for Capitals". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
7. "Bruins deal disgrunted Oates and two others in blockbuster deal". Associated Press. March 1, 1997. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
8. "Allison signs one-year deal". ESPN. Associated Press. August 5, 2005. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
9. "Fans angry as Bruins deal Allison". The Globe and Mail. October 25, 2001. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
10. "Allison emerging as a leader". Canoe.ca. 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
11. Dupont, Kevin Paul (2008-09-06). "Cap will be fit for Kings". Boston.com. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
12. Mike Ulmer (2009-09-01). "Ulmer Catches Up With Burke". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
13. Greg Wyshynski (2009-09-20). "For Next Trick, Jason Allison will rip phone book in half". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
14. "Leafs Lose Final Preseason Game". The Sports Network. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
15. McNary, Dave (2 November 2018). "John Malkovich, Michael K. Williams, Vivica Fox Join 'Arkansas'". Variety.
16. N'Duka, Amanda (18 October 2018). "Vince Vaughn, Liam Hemsworth & Clark Duke To Star In 'Arkansas'". Deadline.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

• 1975 births
• Living people
• Boston Bruins captains
• Boston Bruins players
• Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
• Canadian ice hockey centres
• Ice hockey people from Ontario
• London Knights players
• Los Angeles Kings players
• National Hockey League All-Stars
• National Hockey League first-round draft picks
• Portland Pirates players
• Sportspeople from North York
• Toronto Maple Leafs players
• Washington Capitals draft picks
• Washington Capitals players